Jumping spiders chase laser pointers just like cats do (video)

[NeoGreen]

https://www.treehugger.com/animals/jumping-spiders-chase-laser-pointers-just-cats-do-video.html

Jumping spiders chase laser pointers just like cats do (video)

There is a completely charming story in The Atlantic written by Ed Yong that recounts a "lovely Twitter geek-out between astronomers and arachnologists." Thanks to this tale of tweets and scientific inquiry, I learned something very important: Jumping spiders chase laser pointers.

[OregonBlue]

1. Love it. I have so many of it. I like to take a little stick and move it towards them and watch them

raise up on their back legs and try to make them selves look bigger. Very fierce and entertaining little guys. Not to mention, very pretty.

[Duppers]

2. Perhaps they think it's a firefly? nt

[Doreen]

3. I think it is cute.

I like spiders.

[onecent]

4. I don't like spiders,wish I had never seen this....BUT i DO LIKE THE du LOUNGE...

EVERYONE IS SO LAID BACK.....

[skypilot]

5. Looks as though...

...the spider caught on pretty quickly though. After it eventually made "contact" with the light it seemed to realize that there was nothing of substance there and lost interest.

[NeoGreen]

6. Yeah, the spider is smarter than my cat (nt)

[Demoiselle]

7. I really like spiders. I try not to alarm them by screaming in fear when I spot them...

…They are amazing creatures..